On Guard (star)(star)
Phillipe de Broca’s “On Guard” is the story of Legardere (Daniel Auteuil), a man of no stature in late 17th Century France who goes on a great journey with the Duke of Nevers, destined for the home of Nevers’ bride-to-be and newborn baby. But Nevers is stabbed by his enemy, and begs Legardere to take care of his daughter and avenge his death. Here begins the 16-year plight of Legardere and baby Aurore. Things get uncomfortable as Aurore grows up and we are asked to believe that makeshift father and daughter make good lovers. It’s not funny enough to be good comedy or full enough to be good drama. De Broca never develops the transforming love onscreen and ends up with an awkward and indigestible movie.
— Allison Benedikt.
Chicago (star)(star)(star)
A cynical Cinderella musical about corrupt people with big appetites in Prohibition-era Chicago that stars Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere.
The Hours (star)(star)(star)
The movie version of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Hours” has a cast that oozes class: Meryl Streep as the modern Mrs. Dalloway, Julianne Moore as Laura Brown and Nicole Kidman as author Virginia Woolf.
‘Catch Me If You Can’ (star)(star)(star)
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A Steven Spielberg-directed film based on the amazing con-artist exploits of Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio)–who, still in his teens, impersonated airline pilots, a doctor and a lawyer, while passing $4 million worth of bad checks.